Malayalam actor Jayaram, who had done a cameo in Ponnar Shankar, is all set to make his comeback to Tamil films. Well, he has been signed to play an important role in Vijay's upcoming Tamil movie Thupaki.

Speaking to a leading daily, Jayaram has confirmed that he has been rope in to to act in Thupaki. He claims that director AR Murugadoss' script, which has scope for his character too, impressed him a lot. The actor is gearing up to start the shooting, which has been delayed due to the ongoing strike in the Kollywood.

However, AR Murgadoss directorial Thupaki also features Kajal Aggarwal. The movie is produced by S Thanu and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit. It has Harris Jayaraj's music and Santhosh Sivan's cinematography.